Telegram-herald., 1887-09-06

sQ1 Al8sFAzn Mars moved that lie 4Cll9a
10 rsseia1es
Aisssna.n stsssrt declared thzt be eoald
aot vote - rssfin3. Ia Dad esea tod og q
member of TIE Beard Of Fire and Folles
tonlnl isslsners thai tasre were slKteea men
"a faite > sa4coa "a tbat sunday.
AldeF4an AzTls Gas csil.d apoa 70 sx-
PAIN say hs s4nte1 ths action Of tie
toaoell Feseinasd aud be tnsFeaPon n2A3e
has U&ldsa sesocl- he sal Ar P1lte 1.d
nct understand EHsiIsA very sell Af-
fuits Nas zsseIt iF0sa the city .osa tie
s;fsase vas e6m nlltied. RE took no
nlCnsy tor ths four glasses of oser. They
aefs gwen saay 81 as cisrk.
Alaermka stewart wanted Police Com
missioner HA~kIas. wh0 kass al about 4.
~ Tell tae Council about t.
Alderman H1otiey ssld be thought the
Council could get along without 4F Hawk
lns. he bad Investigated The matter HIM
self He nouklt toe Council nAd done
petty tning al f-soking license enen the
nan bad Daid his nns.
AID. DeGfAAf bad investigated the
matter. TIE Superintendent 0l Police had
sad there were sixteen or sevsHte neo
ln nls saloon oa sunday. These m1A sers
rot drin king beer as Superintendent Smith
said They were boarders there. They
we're IN the back room OF the bar and the
there. -Four glasses Of beer were frank Al
the dlnaer taole.
The revocation Of TIE license wss re-
scinded oy the following vote.
feas-Brenner. DeGraf. Doyle. Eisen-
hsrtt. Hayward. Huntley, Lsuniere, Aarls.
Pantlillsi, Saunders, Stsin.-ll.
Nays-creque. Davidson. Mckee. Stewart.
chanahac.-5.
A FemOnstrsnee against the ID. L. & Y.
coming into the city on Buchanan-st. was
quickly cooked by seing placed on file.
Receipts Of the City Trsssnrers Office for
the month Of August were reported by City
Treasurer Perry ss amounting 10 81 0os.o9.
Comptrollers budget OF claims for past
week s2t, 900. s. ,OO0 Of which Is for special
Improvements for which there is no money
as the fund. The latter took the usual
eourse. beng transferred TO other funds in
order thst warrants may be drawn on the
Treasurer. The balance in the city deposit
tory Is sI45, Sal %. Routine reports of var
ious officers and Boards Of 10 etpecisl il
terest were received aud the Committee on
Streets reported back the pe.i ion of the
Detroit, Lansing 4 Grand Rapids Railway
Company 10 lay a railroad in certain streets
Of the city. The committee recommended
that IL Be granted providing the rsiiroad
company give the city two lots in Grants
addition in order that Third-ave. be
Strengthened
Alderman Stein of the committee having
refused 10 sign the report because he did
not want another railroad in Buchanan st.
some discussion followed in which, Alder
man Stein said he didn't believe in giving
railroads any more bonuses or streets
Aldermen Stewart annihilated Alderman
Stein by showing that the d., l.. & g. K
railroad had asked for nothing. IL wss one
Of the greatest improvements that could be
made. The company had already spent
upwards of $500 900 in Grand Rapids.
Alderman Stein would not down and the
Mayor had 70 shut him off when the report
was adopted by vote of Is 70 l.
The COMMITTEES on Buildings recon-
mended that clock De purchased for the
City Hall tower Adopted.
contract for 100 tons Of furnace coal
and 65 tons of stone coal was ordered TO be
entered into with Keith Follett
The question of furnishing the City Hall
came up by the Committes on CITY Hall,
asking for further time to consider the oids
Alderman Creque moyed that the COM
mittee be instructed 10 go to Chicago and
investigate whether or not Bruschke, the
lowest bidder, was responsible and capable
of doing the work. Carried.
The ordinance granting Jerry Boynton
permission 10 build street railway line
from the intersection of Kent and Lyon-sts.
toValbridge and 20 Taylor, Coldbrook and
North COi.-ave was taken from the table.
The ordinance vas amended as 20 the fran
chise being exclusive and the route was
extended 10 East Bridge-st. When matters
had proceeded thus far Alderman De Grsaf
moved long amendment to the ordinance
making the road cable road and requiring
Mr.. Boynton to deposit $4,000 with the
city as q guarantee that the road would be
built. The member made a speech on the
question, 70 which Alderman Saunders
hotly replied that be didu't want 'this
Council to class Jerry BOvnton with the
notorious Valley City Cable Road Company
for whom the Council had spent three or
four thousand dollars in ordinances aud all
for nothing. The city has the deposit but
/ would like TO see the city ever get cent
OF the money"
The Mayor LEFT the chair when the Jerry
BOyntOa ordinance came up and President
pro tern Hsywar took up the gavel. All
through the long and weary sections. num-
bAriag twenty-fOur. the Council went line
By line. Alderman DE GRAF acting as q live
lv obstructionist. The line reading ears
may be used for the transportation OF light
freight was stricken out and the duration
OF the franchise was made twenty years in
stead of thirty. After two hours had been
spent on the various sections the last was
rcAf0eu tUu AAIrfiA&iA O~ OttAA ACAcNr0
his amendment for deposit OF $1,000 cash
as guarantees that the road viii be built.
Jerry's friends were tired aud sleepy. it
being then low twelve. but happy Harry
was wide awake shd MS amendment went
through by vote OF 10 20 s.
Aid. Brenner then introduced an amend
uaeut 10 the whole ordinance. providing
that Mr.. Boynton bind himself to build the
cable road known in the ordnance as
~ -
OF building the dummy line up keat-st.
Aid. Saunders Was up on bis feet in al
instant shouting. This is dead inius-
tee"
Aid De Grssfs eyes snapped and ne
ches.d his cud Of gufa rapidly as he de-
uaaadsd tast AR. B0ynton De compelled to
build The ca5ie st once
AID. Saunders glanced around the room
and aid he wished the man who inspired
ths amendnent Representative kileSn)
wsra there He looked "a though he want
e,i 70 eat him up or something OF that sort
Alderman Rrsnners amendment vas lost
By = voss Of 70 % s.
Alderman Saunders then moved that The
ordinance be adopted
And rirht here occurred one of the most
dramatic scenes ever witnessed n the
cornell.
Ibe crfiranre bad consumed two hours
aua iwartv mlau.es time AMI the NaTor
wh1 bad hsen sitting just inside tie bar
hall rsr down the room, with rs chalr
urceA sacS szainst he rsii vas hafssteep.
The roil csli H.s proceeie8 Tith sud Psesi-
3ert -ra tan Harvard DISCOVERING that
the vats vas tie ~ once csilec The Mayor
20 ihs CHAIR saving it : lis
Aiternsa Nchrs a. once chsIgsi bis
vofs hat 7e GrssF i1mnes 20 he teet sd
declared tast Mckee conld nes ID 50 sfter
TIE Fote rad seen announced some
sauachiinz occurred ss 70 whether Atisr-
man MeNse had changed hs vote before